Faster broadband will be available to 4,247 Pulaski County locations from Kinetic by Windstream this spring. As part of a $2 billion, multi-year initiative to significantly expand gigabit internet service across its 18-state footprint, Kinetic is deploying fiber to bring blazing fast internet to homes and businesses in the City of Burnside. Kinetic officials were joined by State Senator Rick Girdler, State Representative Ken Upchurch, Pulaski County Judge/Executive Steve Kelley, City of Burnside Mayor Robert Lawson, and local community leaders for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Burnside City Hall to celebrate the latest fiber expansion in the Commonwealth.

Local officials hailed the impact that this major fiber build will deliver for the city, county, and region. Stephanie Bell, Kentucky vice president of government affairs for Windstream, noted that this initiative highlights Kinetic's continued commitment to the Bluegrass State. As a result of Kinetic's multi-state network expansion, the company either has or will have fiber in every county it serves in Kentucky over the next couple of years.

From 2019 through 2021, the company invested more than $211 million to expand broadband access in the Commonwealth. More than 120,000 locations had access to gig speeds at the end of 2021.